Bro, You Smell So Good

The Honkai zombie writhing on the ground fell silent upon seeing Liu Bai.

"Interested in them?"

"Ah, Liu Bai, welcome back." Firefly seemed to only just come to her senses in a fluster. "You... you really caught some very remarkable creatures."

Without needing anyone to explain it to her, Firefly had already realized the true nature of these Honkai zombie as "monsters".

"Yes, I plan to raise them, to help out and even assist in combat."

"Combat..." The Mirror Maiden beside him seemed to be learning the language.

Well, this thing, being a highly intelligent elite monster, has a pretty good learning ability.

The Thunderfly Brute I encountered before could even scream out warnings like "There's an enemy!"

"Huh? Isn't it for generating electricity?"

"... No, we are not stars."

"?" Firefly tilted her head. Although she didn't understand Liu Bai's words, she knew that she seemed to have misunderstood Liu Bai's meaning.

No, no, no, it's even worse!

Doesn't this mean that Liu Bai has gained a group of beautiful and obedient maids?

They are especially aggressive towards outsiders.

"Really not going to use it to generate electricity? I just did some research, and Honkai energy is easier to use than Imaginary energy as a form of imaginary power."

Firefly has truly discovered that it seems like you can take Honkai energy as long as you're brave enough.

It's completely different from the universe.

As for the harm... actually, the harm doesn't seem to be that great.

—It's as if Imaginary energy run rampant and yet be quite gentle.

Take the star nucleus, for example.

Although there are rumors that this thing was set up for destruction.

However, it's actually quite strange that the Anti-Matter Legion's pursuit of star cores is rather subtle.

If Nanook really wanted to reclaim them, then why deploy them? For a frisbee game? But the Antimatter Legion has left behind quite a few star cores.

If it's used as a road marker... to be honest, the Anti-Matter Legion could just wander along the route and wipe out a large number of low-level civilizations. The Antimatter Legion isn't going to be trifled with, and it's not afraid of opening multiple battlefronts, so it doesn't need this thing.

To put it bluntly, if the star core falls and becomes activated, the lower-level civilization will most likely still die.

What's even stranger is that star cores can be used as sealing artifacts and energy sources, and can even be auctioned off as treasures, which is completely unlike something that destroys creation.

Stellaron Hunters have done things like stealing other people's star cores, which are used as sealing objects or energy sources, causing the world to perish or hasten its demise.

We didn't see the Destruction faction sending people to cause trouble with great enthusiasm, even though they have no morals.

If this thing truly represents the Anti-Matter Legion's signal to start a war, probably very few people in the universe would dare to collect it.

It could be said that this thing is not entirely like the Destroyer, and the Destroyer's ability to locate this thing is not like their own—it's even less than that of their Stellaron Hunters.

At most, it's just that this thing was born around the same time as Destruction, and that Antimatter Legion and Star Core appeared together quite often. If Liu Bai knew what Firefly was thinking, he definitely wouldn't mind telling her Firefly there was a Star Core that could be glanced at by two opposing Star Gods, Destruction and Preservation, and that it might even be glanced at by other Star Gods in the future.

Coincidences can't provide concrete evidence for powerful figures, but ordinary people can say whatever they want—saying "Trump got screwed" is a completely different thing when it comes from an ordinary citizen and when it comes from the president of a country.

And then there's Elio... Although Firefly couldn't figure out what Elio was up to, she vaguely knew that Elio might be involved in something related to the Terminus, and his goal might be destruction.

However, the fate between destruction and the Terminus is somewhat unclear...

When you have some free time and think about it carefully, you'll realize that there's more to it than meets the eye.

Moreover, the disaster caused by the star core... isn't actually that "destructive".

Even something as easily disorderly as this can still attract a huge following.

Not to mention Honkai energy, which is an even more readily available energy source.

Instability is just a minor issue.

As for Elio?

Firefly didn't care what he wanted to do; the Stellaron Hunters were just following orders to achieve their own goals.

"Um... I can still make some simple power generation devices like hamster wheels."

Should we start with the hamster wheel and proceed gradually? Hmm, let's use learning and progress as an excuse to gradually introduce more advanced power generation devices.

"Firefly... Haven't you noticed that our appliances don't need electricity?"

"Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh?"

Firefly looked shocked—it seemed the girl had just realized.

"That's how the code is written," Bai explained simply.

"Hmm... it feels even more absurd than Punklorde..."

Firefly felt a little embarrassed, as she hadn't really paid much attention to these eight (common sense) things...

"Sigh, I really envy Firefly for having such a sound sense of common sense," Guinaifen sighed from the side.

It seems there are benefits to keeping it obediently in the pot like a good baby.

"?"

Firefly looked completely bewildered.

However, Firefly didn't dwell on Guinaifen's gossip for too long, and instead asked Liu Bai about the arrangements for these Honkai zombie: "Should we put them on another island?"

"That's right! But funds are limited... Let's buy a fence from the Pottle Spirit first."

"Isn't the difference too big?" Guinaifen had seen all kinds of fences before. "Is it made of meteorite crystal or divine Amber?"

"Probably wood?"

"Will that be enough to keep them locked up?"

"Should? You must believe in yourself, believe in Acheron."

"Yes, I will take care of it."

Acheron nodded calmly beside him.

Anyway, she really didn't have much fun all day, so it wouldn't hurt to find something to do.

"... No, what I actually meant was, can't we just build something like stone walls or iron ramparts? Miss Acheron, aren't you spoiling the Boss Liu too much?"

"I have no money." Bai spread his hands. "Besides, you can spoil me a little."

"... Try to bargain with the Pottle Spirit? Boss Liu, aren't you the master? Try to be cute and speak more politely, right? At least a stone wall would make people feel safe, wouldn't it? Hmm, a stone wall."

The old knight who protected them back then was known as "Stonewall".

... Unfortunately, Guinaifen never remembered the other person's real name until the very end.

"Then... shall I give it a try?"

Liu Bai felt that it wasn't impossible to do this, but it was a practical matter. He believed that with his charm, he could negotiate more freely.

"Go for it, Boss Liu! Do you need me, Little Gui, to be your cheerleader?"

"Absolutely not necessary."

Taking a deep breath, Liu Bai walked back to the door.

"That... Pottle Spirit, ah no, A Yuan."

The Pottle Spirit in my Remembrance was called A Yuan, right?

"?"

The Pottle Spirit looked at Liu Bai with a puzzled expression, then turned its head in a cute and endearing way.

Hey, is this considered a Cold War?

Or is it that the other person's name isn't A Yuan?

"Ah... Ah-du?"

There must be another Pottle Spirit with this name, right?

Anyway, Liu Bai couldn't remember what the Pottle Spirit was called.

"?"

The Pottle Spirit continued to look at Liu Bai with a puzzled expression, then looked around.

"..."

Hey, you Pottle Spirit, you're really asking for it!

"The Pottle Spirit?"

"Yes, Master. What are your orders?"

"... Why is your tone the same? You only respond when I call you Pottle Spirit?"

"Huh? Because I am the Pottle Spirit."

The Pottle Spirit spoke with a hint of grievance in its voice.

Liu Bai scratched his head.

Why are you making it seem like I'm the one who's wrong?

"Your name isn't A-Yuan?"

"I won't call it."

"Adu?"

"It wasn't me... I didn't understand who you were calling just now either."

"... No, you're really not called A-Yuan? Didn't you already introduce yourself to me?"

"But you skipped that. I didn't have a chance to say it. Although the name A Yuan sounds cute, I have my own name."

The Pottle Spirit, bewildered, pushed the lid of the pot on its head.

"..."

Oh dear, thinking back, I did offend the Pottle Spirit when I first arrived—more than once.

"Ahem, so... what's your name?"

"Xiao Ai."

"... Xiao Ai, right?"

Chapter Ninety-Eight Brother, You Smell So Good

"Little Gui."

"Oh, you're there? What's up?"

"I've decided that I will listen to others properly from now on."

"Isn't that basic etiquette?"

"Well, that makes sense."

Liu Bai chuckled twice, holding the building blocks he had bought at a 60% discount.

Although the name "Xiao Ai" sounds a bit out of place in both Honkai original and real worlds, she is indeed a very kind-hearted person.

The fact that he could get a 60% discount was completely unexpected for Liu Bai.

"Let's build it on Shimmercloud Isle, since some parts of the Shimmercloud Isle don't have very good terrain."

"It's up to you."

Guinaifen scratched her head. Zhuji Island was big enough; they didn't need the rest of the island.

As long as Liu Bai doesn't do anything too outrageous, no one will care about Liu Bai.

"However, you must give the orders carefully and calculate the duration of the drug's effects. I don't want to be attacked in the middle of the night."

Yes, yes, yes.